ENGLISH 10 QUARTER 3 SUMMATIVE TEST 1

NAME: _____________________________________ DATE: ____________________

GRADE AND SECTION:_________________________ SCORE:___________________

1. For an argumentative essay to be effective it should have components that persuade your audience. Which of
the following is not a component to consider in writing an essay?
A. strong evidence C. persuasive language
B. compelling topic D. biased assessment
2. Which of the following asserts the truth and requires supporting evidence?
A. argumentative reason C. argumentative lead
B. argumentative claim D. argumentative quote
3. Which of the following describes a counter claim?
A. It is an argument which is the same with the reader’s point of view.
B. It is an argument material that is offered to support an argument.
C. It is an argument that addresses and supports the argumentative claim.
D. It is an argument that addresses what the other side might say and explains why that point of view is
wrong.
4. Which of the following is the first step to consider in writing an essay?
A. Clarify your position.
B. Find support for your position.
C. Decide how to present your arguments.
D. Consider how to captivate your listener’s attention.
5. Which of the following is true about an argumentative text?
A. This type of text does not make use of facts and logic to strengthen its argument. The writer appeals to
the minds of the readers and their emotions.
B. This type of text makes use of facts and logic to strengthen its argument. The writer appeals to the
minds of the readers through their emotions.
C. This type of text does not make use of facts and logic to strengthen its argument. The writer appeals to
the minds of the readers and nor their emotions.
D. This type of text makes use of facts and logic to strengthen its argument. The writer appeals to the
minds of the readers and not on his or her emotions.
6. What is the main purpose of a background in the introduction?
A. For the audience to be distracted of the claim
B. For the audience to know if he likes the topic or not
C. For the audience to know the opposing point of view
D. For the audience to have more information about the topic
7. In writing the argumentative essay, where are you going to present the evidence and details?
A. Introduction B. Body C. Conclusion D. Thesis Statement
8. What does the counter claim present to the reader?
A. What the writer will try to prove
B. What the audience/reader should believe
C. What someone would argue for the claim
D. What someone would argue against the claim
9. Which of the following is the purpose of conclusion?
A. Gives new information
B. Restates the background
C. Gives evidence and details
D. Restates the argument and the reasons
10. Which of the following follows the structure of an argumentative essay?
A. Introduction, lead, conclusion
B. Introduction, body, conclusion
C. Introduction, thesis, conclusion
Introduction, counterclaim, conclusion
11.Which refers to the style of the author in conveying a message in a manner that is effective and meaningful to
the audience?
a. Writing techniques c. Speaking techniques
b. Reading techniques d. Listening techniques

12.What is the purpose of expository writing?

a. To explain, inform, or describe c. To narrate a story, real, or imaginative
b. To influence an action or thought
d. To convince the reader to believe in the writer’s point of view
13.Which of the following statements is not true about writing?
a. Appropriate transitional terms must be used.
b. Only one writing style can be used in any piece of writing.
c. The writer must consider who will be the target audience of his writings.
d. Appropriate use of literary devices in writing can highlight the writer’s point.
 14. Which of the following topics requires expository writing?
a. Children Should Read More
b. How to Develop Leadership Skills
c. Proper Sleep is Important for Health
d. Having Siblings is Better Than Being Alone
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16.Why is it important that the writer considers his audience in writing?
a. To explain less ideas
b. To be able to write only a lot of texts
c. To be able to consider only what the writer values
d. To determine the writing technique that will be used
17.Which of the following topics requires expository writing?
a. Kindness is Beautiful
b. How to Plan a Vacation
c. Which is Better: Reward or Punishment
d. Bullying Programs Should be Implemented
18.What writing technique is used in this text?
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a. Narrative writing b. descriptive c. expository d. persuasive
19. What do writers usually introduce in the first sentence of an expository
paragraph?
a. call to action b. examples c. supporting detail d. topic
20. Which of the following do writers apply to be able to convey a message effectively?
a. Use one writing technique c. Avoid the use of any writing techniques
b. Limit the use of writing techniques d. Combine two or more writing techniques
21. It is a type of essay that attempts to change the minds of the readers by convincing them to agree with the point of
view of the writer.
a. argumentative b. narrative c. descriptive d. expository
22. It refers to the main point of the essay and can be supported by facts and explanations.
a. thesis statement b. introduction c. body d. conclusion
23. It refers to the part of the essay that introduces the topic and give a background information about the topic
a. thesis statement b. introduction c. body d. conclusion
24. This part supports the thesis statement and includes reasons.
a. thesis statement b. introduction c. body d. conclusion
25. It refers to the part of the essay that summarizes the main point of the writer.
a. thesis statement b. introduction c. body d. conclusion
SUMMATIVE TEST #2
Directions: Answer the following questions. Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. What is independent literary critique?
a. It is a critique that does not require a standard approach to literary critiquing.
b. It is a technique where a particular literary text and the author of the text are criticized.
c. It is a critique that looks for what the text lacks and eventually destroy the credibility of both the text and its author.
d. It is a critique that aims to condemn what it does not understand.
2. The following are functions of independent literary critique except one. Which one is not the function of independent
literary critique?
a. Independent literary critiques give a unique opportunity for critics to introduce to the public literary works that have
either been forgotten or may not have generated strong interest in previous years.
b. One of the guiding functions of independent literary critique is to explore and express shifts in sensibility that makes
it possible to re-evaluate a book.
c. Independent literary critique attempts to find a broader spectrum of activities, ranging from book reviews to more
in-depth theoretical discussions of a text, thereby determining whether or not the text is acceptable to the public.
d. Doing independent literary critiquing allows critics to look for flaws in the writer as well as the writing.
3. The earliest form literary criticism dated back during what particular time?
a. Contemporary period b. Age of technology C. Classical period d. Renaissance
4. Critiquing is something that we do only in literature.
a. I agree with the statement. b. I do not agree with the statement.
 c. I am not sure if the statement is correct. d. Maybe the statement is true
5. What kind of standard theory or approach is applied in independent literary critique?
a. Historical approach b. socialist c. feminist d. none of the above
6. A literary critique, sometimes called literary analysis or literary critical analysis, is a literary technique that is written to
___________
a. Explore and express shifts in sensibility that make it possible to re-evaluate a text.
b. Find faults and look for what is lacking in the story.
c. Investigate on the credibility of the text.
d. Condemn the writer as well as his piece of work.
7. Which of the following theories on literary criticism is not true?
a. The responsibility of the critic is not to stroke the ego of the writer, but rather to compel the public to become
involved in the conversation and to develop their own standard of judgement.
b. Literary criticism emerged only in the contemporary period due to the dramatic increase of literary articles.
c. The best critics pay little attention to the boundaries between criticism and other social conventions.
d. The earliest form of literary criticism dated back to the time of Plato.
8. In writing an independent critique, all the following details, except one, are included in the summary that consists of
the first paragraph of your paper. Which one is that?
a. Setting and characterization c. Over-all assessment of the text
b. Conflict and climax d. Falling action and denouement

9. What literary approach is used in writing an independent critique?

a. Structuralist approach b. None c. feminist d. marxist
10. In your opinion, what is the importance of doing an independent literary critique of any piece of literature?
a. Doing an independent literary critique allows us to express our opinion on the text without having to worry about
any standards or approaches.
b. Through independent literary critiques, a text is given life by
c. An independent critic can be useful to the public because they focus on what the public wants in literature or
popular culture and what they stand to receive from literature and popular culture.
d. All the above statements are importance of doing independent literary critique.
11.Which of the following approaches to literary criticism is primarily concerned with the form and structure of the
particular text?
A. feminist B. formalist C. historical D.moralist
12.What literary element does the underline statement in the excerpt below show?
“It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was pacing from corner to corner of his study, recalling to his mind the
party he gave in the autumn fifteen years ago.
A. Conflict B. Character C. Setting D. Theme
13.What human sense is evoked in the excerpt below?
“In the prisoner's room a candle was burning dim. The prisoner himself sat by the table. Only his back, the hair on his
head and his hands were visible. On the table, the two chairs, the carpet by the table, open books were strewn.”
A. auditory B. gustatory C. olfactory D. visual
14.Which of the following statements is true about the moralist approach?
A. It looks into the humanistic values of the text.
B. It looks into the historical, social, and cultural circumstances.
C. It is a movement that aims to provide equal opportunities for women.
D. It determines how the elements work together in developing the theme.
15.Which of the following statements does NOT show moralistic reading?
A. The character's action displays a general habit of the people who cannot admit their defeat.
B. The lawyer ultimately realized that wisdom is far more important in life than fleeting material possessions.
C. The character has this belief that God will provide for them if they only believe and pray.
D. The story uses a lot of irony in order to show contrast between the life led by two different men of different
values.
16. What type of conflict is expressed in the excerpt below?
The lawyer and the banker disagree on terms of capital punishment or death penalty. While
the banker thinks it is more humane than life imprisonment, the lawyer disagrees and
believes that a prisoner's life is preferable to death. The two gentlemen bet on this matter.
~The Bet by Anton Chekhov
A. man vs. self B. man vs. fate C. man vs. man D. man vs. society
17. What literary element does the underline statement in the excerpt below show?
“It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was pacing from corner to corner of his study, recalling to his mind the
party he gave in the autumn fifteen years ago.
A. Conflict B. Character C. Setting D. Theme
18. What human sense is evoked in the excerpt below?
“In the prisoner's room a candle was burning dim. The prisoner himself sat by the table. Only his back, the hair on his
head and his hands were visible. On the table, the two chairs, the carpet by the table, open books were strewn.”

A. auditory B. gustatory C. olfactory D. visual

19. What rhyming pattern is employed in the excerpt below?

 Autumn Song
Charles Baudelaire

Shortly we will plunge within the frigid gloom,

Farewell swift summer brightness; all too short
I hear already sounding with a death-like boom
The wood that falls upon the pavement of the court.

A. aabb B. abab C. abca D. abcd

20. To what human sense does the excerpt below appeal?

“It all smelled of the stable, of milk, of hay and of perspiration, giving off that half-human, half-animal odor which is
peculiar to country folks.”

A. auditory B. gustatory C. olfactory D. visual

21. Which of the following statements is true about the moralist approach?

A. It looks into the humanistic values of the text.

B. It looks into the historical, social, and cultural circumstances.
C. It is a movement that aims to provide equal opportunities for women.
D. It determines how the elements work together in developing the theme.

22. Which of the following approaches to literary criticism is primarily concerned with the form and structure of the
particular text?

A. feminist B. formalist C. historical D.moralist

23. Which of the following statements does NOT show moralistic reading?

A. The character's action displays a general habit of the people who cannot admit their defeat.
B. The lawyer ultimately realized that wisdom is far more important in life than fleeting material possessions.
C. The character has this belief that God will provide for them if they only believe and pray.
D. The story uses a lot of irony in order to show contrast between the life led by two different men of different values.

24. Which of the following questions are asked in analyzing a literary selection using structuralist/formalist approach?

A. What is the significance of his or her life on Earth?

B. What elements in the text worked or did not work? Why?
C. What do you think is the author’s attitude toward the world? Toward fate? Toward God?
D. Does the text aim to manipulate the reader or prompt him to do negative things? How is that so?

25. Which of the following uses structuralist/formalist approach in analyzing a literary selection?

A. The lawyer ultimately realized that wisdom is far more important in life than fleeting material possessions.
B. The story uses a lot of irony in order to show contrast between the life led by two different men of different values.
C. The story shows the Russians’ conflicting attitude toward capital punishment during the period of the Russian empire
in the late 1800s.
D. The banker realized that he has lived a life that is occupied with material concerns and not on deepening his
understanding of what

SUMMATIVE TEST 3
(QUARTER 3 MODULES 5 AND 6)

INSTRUCTIONS: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. This theory concerns itself on how the lower or working class is exploited by society.
A. Marxist B. Formalist C. Moralist D. Historical
2. It approaches a text by its organic form – setting, theme, image and symbol.
A. Marxist B. Formalist C. Moralist D. Historical
3. A tendency to judge literary works according to moral rather than formal principles.
A. Marxist B. Formalist C. Moralist D. Historical
4. It looks beyond the literature itself to the broader historical and cultural events that might influence the author
whose work is being considered.
A. Marxist B. Formalist C. Moralist D. Historical
5. Which of the following terms refer to the working class?
 A. Wealthy B. Proletariat C. Bourgeoise D. Nihilist
6. What approach is concerned with the struggles among the rich and the poor?
A. Formalist B. Marxist C. Moralist D. Historical
7. “Noli Me Tangere”by Dr.Jose Rizal is an example of ___________________ approach in Literary criticism.
A. Moralist B. Formalist C. Historical D. Marxist
8. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, Mr. Summer and Mr. Graves both belong to the _________.
A. Working class B. Proletariat C. Nihilist D. Bourgeois
9. In examining a text using the historical approach, the following are analyzed except one. Which one is it?
A. Historical and social events in the author’s life
B. Historical and social events during that era
C. The effect of the text on its original readers
D. Distribution and dynamics of economic power

10. In the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, it can be seen that there are two forces in the society- the Capitol and
the Districts. The Capitol exploits and oppresses the Districts. This is a typical example of which type of approach
in literature?
A. Historical B. Marxist C. Formalist D. Moralist
11. Communist Propaganda in the Philippines makes use of the ___________________ approach to convince the
masses to accept the ideology.
A. Historical B. Marxist C. Formalist D. Moralist
12. The GMA teleserye “Amaya” is one good example of using the ___________________ approach to enlighten the
viewers regarding the struggles of the early Filipinos.
A. Historical B. Marxist C. Formalist D. Moralist
13. In the horror film “The Nun”, there is a continuous struggle between good and evil. This kind of film is a classical
example of the _________________ approach.
A. Historical B. Marxist C. Formalist D. Moralist
14. A group of grade 10 students are asked by their literature teacher to analyze the story “Taming of the Shrew” by
William Shakespeare according to its elements. What type of approach is used?
A. Historical B. Marxist C. Formalist D. Moralist
15. It is a movement that aims to provide equal opportunities for women.
A. LGBTQ B. Feminism C. Apartheid D. None of the above
16. Which of the following is true about the feminist approach in literature?
A. It aims to expose how certain literary works promote patriarchy and marginalize women.
B. It examines the role and portrayal of gender in literature.
C. It is a literary approach that is anchored to feminism.
D. It advocates men’s rights in the world of women.

17. The reader-response approach hinges on the reader’s objective view of the text.
A. No B. Yes C. Maybe
18. In the novel, Noli Me Tangere, which scene shows the triumph of feminism?
A. When Maria Clara agrees to marry Linares.
B. When Maria Clara decides to enter the nunnery.
C. When Maria Clara gives the letter of Ibarra to the priest.
D. There is no scene showing the triumph of feminism.

19. In the story, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, the reader was left to determine the fate of Mathilde after
she discovered that the necklace lent to her by her friend Jean was fake. Is this an example of reader-response
approach?
A. Yes B. No C. Maybe
20. A student was asked to analyze a literary text using the feminist approach. Which of the following questions will
not be answered in feminist perspective?
A. How are the women’s lives portrayed/described in the text?
B. What roles do women have in the text?
C. What are the attitudes toward women held by male characters?
D. To whom do you recommend this text? Why

21. Which of the following questions will you answer if you want to write about how a literary text influenced your
perspective or views in life?
A. To what extent does the text challenge or change your personal views and opinions?
B. How well did you enjoy the text (or not)?
C. Which parts did you like/dislike and why?
D. Would you read something else like this in the future or not?

22. “Workers of the world unite”, shows what type of approach?

A. Feminist B. Formalist C. Marxist D. Historical
23. “Politics must not remain a bastion of male dominance, for there is much that women can bring into politics that
would make our world a kinder, gentler place for humanity to thrive in.” This quote was made by Corazon
Aquino when she decided to run for the presidency. It clearly shows the ________ approach.
A. Moralist B. Marxist C. Formalist D. Feminist
 24. In the story “The Hare and the Tortoise”, it shows that you can be more successful by doing things slowly and
steadily than by acting quickly and carelessly. The write clearly made use of what kind of approach?
A. Moralist B. Marxist C. Formalist D. Feminist
25. Which literary approach is concerned with how a literary text made an impact to its readers?
A. Formalist Approach C. Feminist Approach
B. Structuralist Approach D. Reader-Response Approach

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